This position rests on two pieces of evidence. And since the events of Revelation 5 allegedly occur after the Rapture of the Church and prior to the outpouring of judgments during the Tribulation period, the Bema must, therefore, occur in a timeframe between the Rapture and the Tribulation. Because of this, some claim that Christ's. It was also used by the Greeks to refer to the platform an athlete stood on to receive his victor's wreath after winning a game. It refers to the raised platform from where a ruler would give his judgment in court cases. The argument declares, by implication, these elders have already received their reward to rule at the Judgment Seat. Bema is the Greek word that is typically translated as 'judgment seat' in English. 5 Revelation 5:10 declares that the twenty-four elders “ will reign on the earth” (emphasis added). Some who hold this view make the case that the pronouncement of Rev 5:10 demonstrates that “the Bema Seat has already occurred” prior to the Tribulation judgments being poured out upon the earth. Evidence For The Bema Occurring During The Tribulation Dwight Pentecost represents this view by asserting that this appraisal of believers “takes place immediately following the translation of the church out of thisĮarth’s sphere.” 3 This appears to be the generally accepted viewpoint among pre-tribulational, premillennial Bible teachers. wrote, The revelation of a judgment seat for believers is a further evidence that the fullness of heaven is not entered upon and enjoyed by any until after the. Many Evangelicals believe the Judgment Seat of Christ will transpire in heaven, between the occurrences of the Rapture of the Church and the return of Christ to the earth. Major View: The Judgment Seat Of Christ Will Occur During The Tribulation We should seek to understand all that we can discover about the Bema, including its timing: when will the Judgment Seat of Christ occur? II. Since this great, eschatological event will determine each believer’s eternal experience, 2 it should be viewed as an enormously important event. 14: 10 has it) Again, has not God promised to remember his sins.
Thus, it is a valuation of the works 1 of all believers who have lived prior to this dramatic assessment. How then must he appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ and of God (as the R.V. It is the public examination, by Jesus Himself, of the past faithfulness of every believer in Christ (OT saints included). Most JOTGES subscribers immediately recognize the Judgment Seat of Christ (the Bema) as an eschatological event-a significant, future event foretold by Bible prophecy. beating (is it an earthly discipline of God upon those whom He loves or some other interpretation?).Journal: Journal of the Grace Evangelical SocietyĪrticle: When Is The Judgment Seat Of Christ? Who are the servants (christians, jews etc.) ī. So, besides any sources on the Bema seat of Christ, I would appreciate sources that explain the Luke passage while discussing:Ī. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. 48 But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. 47 And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. Luke 12:46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. They teach that, not only the false works will be burned, but also the Christian. Such affirmation is grounded in many verses, but particularly:ġCor 3:15 If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Every Christian is given gifts when they first receive the Holy Spirit. I am particularly looking forward to refuting the erroneous affirmation that, besides rewarding Christians for faithfulness, the Bema seat of Christ will also be punitive (disciplinary). The judgement seat of Christ, the Bema seat, is a judgement only for Christians. Some go even further by stating that Christians must experience some sort of suffering for their sins at the time of this examination" - Samuel L. "Some Bible teachers view the judgment seat as a place of intense sorrow, a place of terror, and a place where Christ display all the believer’s sins (or at least those unconfessed) before the entire resurrected and raptured church. I am looking for reformed sources on the Bema Seat of Christ with particular attention to refute, explicitly or implicitly, the following equivocated school of thought:
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